Current Context: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has secured a ₹7,500 crore order to set up an 800 MW supercritical thermal power unit at Ukai plant, Gujarat. Project Details: Awarding Authority: Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL). Location: Ukai Plant, Tapi District, Gujarat. Capacity: 800 MW Execution: EPC Basis (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction). Includes design, supply, and commissioning of boilers, turbines, and generators. Timeline: Commercial operations to begin within 54 months from March 21, 2025. Significance: Energy Sector Contribution: Highlights BHEL’s role in India’s energy sector with 1,70,000 MW installed capacity nationwide. Reinforces BHEL’s partnership with GSECL since the first....Read More

Current Context: Anahat Singh and Veer Chotani won the women’s and men’s singles titles at the SRFI Indian Tour PSA Challenger in Chennai. Key Facts Prize Money: $15,000 each for men’s and women’s categories. About PSA Challenger: Organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA). A second-tier event for upcoming squash players to earn points for the premier PSA Squash Tour. The PSA Squash Tour is the top-level tournament featuring the world’s best squash players.  Read More

Current context: Launch of the book March of Glory commemorating the Golden Jubilee of India’s 1975 Hockey World Cup victory. Date and Venue: March 18, 2025, at Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi. Authors: Hockey historian K. Arumugam and journalist Errol D’Cruz. Content: Chronicles India’s dramatic journey to World Cup glory in Kuala Lumpur on March 15, 1975.  Read More

Current Context: Violinist R K Shriramkumar awarded the Sangita Kalanidhi by the Music Academy for 2025. Sangita Kala Acharya awards conferred to Carnatic singer Shyamala Venkateswaran and Tavil artist Thanjavur R Govindarajan. Key Facts about R K Shriramkumar: Renowned Carnatic violinist from the Rudrapatnam lineage. Trained under R K Venkatarama Sastry and D K Jayaraman. Known for expertise in Subbarama Dikshitar’s Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini.Read More

Current context: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has sequenced 10,000 Mycobacterium tuberculosis samples under the Dare2eraD TB Programme as of March 2025. This milestone is part of India's efforts to combat drug-resistant TB and eradicate tuberculosis by 2025, ahead of the WHO’s 2030 target. Dare2eraD TB Programme: Launched on World TB Day, March 2022. Collaborative effort by the Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Programme Objectives: Sequence 32,200 MTB strains and create a centralised clinical MTB strain biorepository. Map genetic diversity, associate mutations with drug resistance, and study transmission dynamics. Alignment with National Goals:....Read More